The Columbus Crew is an American professional soccer team based in Columbus, Ohio, that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS).

This is a list of club records for Columbus, which dates from their inaugural season in 1996 to present.

Honors

Individual Club Awards

• MLS Fair Play Award (6): 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2016, 2021

Player records

Appearances

As of November 26, 2023^[2]

#	Name	Years	Signed from	MLS	Playoffs†	Open Cup	Continental	Total
1	Chad Marshall	2004–2013	Stanford Cardinal	253	11	8	5	277
2	Mike Clark	1996–2003	Richmond Kickers	221	22	18	4	265
3	Jeff Cunningham	1998–2004 2011	South Florida Bulls FC Dallas	203	17	17	6	243
4	Eddie Gaven	2006–2013	MetroStars	209	9	10	13	241
5	Justin Meram	2011–2017 2018–2019	Michigan Wolverines Orlando City	206	15	11	2	234
6	Federico Higuaín	2012–2019	Colón	193	14	3	0	210
7	Brian Maisonneuve	1996–2004	Indiana Hoosiers	172	17	13	6	208
8	Josh Williams	2010–2014 2017–present	Cleveland Internationals Toronto FC	183	12	4	7	206
9	Wil Trapp	2013–2020	Akron Zips	185	15	5	0	205
10	Brian McBride	1996–2003	VfL Wolfsburg	161	22	13	3	199

Bold denotes players still playing for the club.

† Includes MLS is Back Tournament knockout round.

Goals

As of November 26, 2023^[2]

#	Name	Years	Signed from	MLS	Playoffs†	Open Cup	Continental	Total
1	Brian McBride	1996–2003	VfL Wolfsburg	62	9	8	0	79
2	Jeff Cunningham	1998–2004 2011	South Florida Bulls FC Dallas	64	3	6	1	74
3	Gyasi Zardes	2018–2022	LA Galaxy	54	4	1	2	61
4	Federico Higuaín	2012–2019	Colón	55	4	0	0	59
5	Stern John	1998–1999	New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers	44	8	3	0	55
6	Edson Buddle	2001–2005	Long Island Rough Riders	42	2	4	4	52
7	Justin Meram	2011–2017 2018–2019	Michigan Wolverines Orlando City	38	3	2	0	43
8	Lucas Zelarayán	2020–2023	Tigres UANL	38	2	0	2	42
9	Eddie Gaven	2006–2013	MetroStars	35	2	2	1	40
10	Guillermo Barros Schelotto	2007–2010	Boca Juniors	33	2	1	2	38

Bold denotes players still playing for the club.

† Includes MLS is Back Tournament knockout round.

Assists

As of November 26, 2023^[2]

#	Name	Years	Signed from	MLS	Playoffs	Open Cup	Continental	Total
1	Robert Warzycha	1996–2002	Honvéd	61	5	4	1	71
2	Federico Higuaín	2012–2019	Colón	63	5	1	0	69
3	Jeff Cunningham	1998–2004 2011	South Florida Bulls FC Dallas	44	5	7	0	56
4	Brian McBride	1996–2003	VfL Wolfsburg	45	3	1	2	51
5	Guillermo Barros Schelotto	2007–2010	Boca Juniors	41	7	0	0	48
6	Brian Maisonneuve	1996–2004	Indiana Hoosiers	37	3	1	0	41
7	Lucas Zelarayán	2020–2023	Tigres UANL	30	5	0	2	37
8	Justin Meram	2011–2017 2018–2019	Michigan Wolverines Orlando City	33	2	1	0	36
9	Pedro Santos	2017–2022	Braga	34	0	1	0	35
	Brian West	1998–2003	Virginia Cavaliers	29	2	4	0	35

Bold denotes players still playing for the club.

Shutouts

As of November 26, 2023^[2]

#	Name	Years	Signed from	MLS	Playoffs	Open Cup	Continental	Total
1	William Hesmer	2007–2012	Kansas City Wizards	41	1	0	3	45
2	Jon Busch	2002–2006	Hershey Wildcats	25	1	2	1	29
3	Eloy Room	2019–2023	PSV Eindhoven	25	1	0	2	28
4	Zack Steffen	2016–2019	SC Freiburg	23	3	0	0	26
5	Steve Clark	2014–2016	Hønefoss BK	22	1	0	0	23
	Andy Gruenebaum	2006–2013	Kentucky Wildcats	18	0	2	3	23
7	Mark Dougherty	1998–2001	Tampa Bay Mutiny	10	2	2	0	14
8	Brad Friedel	1996–1997	Galatasaray	11	1	0	0	12
9	Tom Presthus	2000–2003	D.C. United	9	0	0	1	10
10	Patrick Schulte	2022–present	Saint Louis Billikens	7	2	0	0	9

Bold denotes players still playing for the club.

Coaching records

Name	Nationality	Tenure
Timo Liekoski	Finland	December 5, 1995 – August 2, 1996
Tom Fitzgerald	United States	August 2, 1996 – May 17, 2001
Greg Andrulis	United States	May 17, 2001 – July 16, 2005
Robert Warzycha (interim)	Poland	July 16, 2005 – October 20, 2005
Sigi Schmid	Germany	October 20, 2005 – December 16, 2008
Robert Warzycha	Poland	December 23, 2008 – September 2, 2013
Brian Bliss (interim)	United States	September 2, 2013 – November 6, 2013
Gregg Berhalter	United States	November 6, 2013 – December 2, 2018
Caleb Porter	United States	January 4, 2019 – October 10, 2022
Wilfried Nancy	France	December 6, 2022 – Present

Trophies

Rank	Name	MLS	SS	USOC	CCL	CC	Total
1	Greg Andrulis	–	1	1	–	–	2
	Caleb Porter	1	–	–	–	1
	Sigi Schmid	1	1	–	–	–
4	Robert Warzycha	–	1	–	–	–	1
	Wilfried Nancy	1	–	–	–	–

International results

By competition

As of August 4, 2023

By club

As of August 4, 2023 (Includes: CONCACAF Giants Cup, CONCACAF Champions Cup, Campeones Cup, and Leagues Cup)

Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Árabe Unido	2	0	1	1	1	3	–1
Club América	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3
Cruz Azul	3	1	0	2	2	7	–5
Joe Public	2	2	0	0	7	1	+6
Minnesota United	1	0	1	0	3	3	0
Monterrey	2	0	1	1	2	5	–3
Morelia	2	1	0	1	2	6	–4
Municipal	2	1	0	1	2	2	0
Puerto Rico Islanders	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2
Real Salt Lake	2	0	1	1	1	4	–3
Real Estelí	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5
Santos Laguna	2	1	0	1	1	1	0
Saprissa	4	2	1	1	6	3	+3
St. Louis City	1	1	0	0	2	1	1
Toluca	2	0	1	1	4	5	–1

By nation

As of August 4, 2023 (Includes: CONCACAF Giants Cup, CONCACAF Champions Cup, Campeones Cup, and Leagues Cup)

Nation	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Costa Rica	4	1	2	1	3	4	–1
Panama	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2
Mexico	12	4	2	6	15	25	–10
Puerto Rico	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2
Guatemala	2	1	0	1	2	2	0
Nicaragua	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5
Trinidad and Tobago	2	2	0	0	7	1	+6
United States	4	1	2	1	6	8	–2

By season

Columbus Crew in International Tournaments
Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2001	CONCACAF Giants Cup	Quarter-finals	Saprissa	1–1	0–2	1–3
2003	CONCACAF Champions' Cup	First round	Árabe Unido	3–0	1–2	4–2
		Quarter-finals	Morelia	2–0	0–6	2–6
2009–10	CONCACAF Champions League	Group C	Puerto Rico Islanders	2–0	1–1	2nd
			Cruz Azul	0–2	0–5
			Saprissa	1–1	1–0
		Quarter-finals	Toluca	2–2	2–3	4–5
2010–11	CONCACAF Champions League	Group B	Municipal	1–0	1–2	2nd
			Santos Laguna	1–0	0–1
			Joe Public	3–0	4–1
		Quarter-finals	Real Salt Lake	0–0	1–4	1–4
2021	CONCACAF Champions League	Round of 16	Real Estelí	1–0	4–0	5–0
		Quarter-finals	Monterrey	2–2	0–3	2–5
2021	Campeones Cup	Final	Cruz Azul	2–0
2023	Leagues Cup	Central 1	St. Louis City	2–1	—	1st
			Club América	—	4–1
		Round of 32	Minnesota United	3–3	—	3–3 (3–4 p)
2024	CONCACAF Champions Cup	Round of 16
2024	Leagues Cup	Round of 32

Transfers

As per MLS rules and regulations; some transfer fees have been undisclosed and are not included in the tables below.^[3]

Highest transfer fees paid

Rank	Pos.	Player	Club	Approximate Fee	Date	Ref
1	Forward	Cucho Hernández	Watford	$10,300,000	June 2022	[4]
2	Midfielder	Lucas Zelarayán	UANL	$7,000,000	December 2019	[5]
3	Midfielder	Pedro Santos	Braga	$2,300,000	August 2017	[6]

Highest transfer fees received

Rank	Pos.	Player	Club	Fee	Date	Ref
1	Goalkeeper	Zack Steffen	Manchester City	$7,500,000	December 2018	[7]
2	Defender	Giancarlo González	Palermo	$5,000,000	August 2014	[8]
3	Forward	Justin Meram	Orlando City	$1,050,000	January 2018	[9]